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One woman told Metro Journalist Adam Smith that she and her circle of friends felt something was missing from their regular soirees."We did not seem to have as much of a laugh than as when we were younger, there always seemed to be barriers up between us," said the 50-year-old.

"So, one of our group suggested we all take MDMA together so we could open up to each other and improve our friendships."

After consulting with their children, who supplied the women with the Class A drug, they decided to insert MDMA in brie and eat it.

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"Nothing much happened for forty minutes then then the colours in the rug seemed to be a more vivid and before I know it was in an in-depth conversation about my fantasy sex life with an old friend," the anonymous source told the Metro.

"It was such an intense experience. I am sure most of us at that party have done it with other friends so now wrapping MDMA in Brie seems to be a thing now."

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She said that now, one year on, she is regularly invited to 'brieing parties'.

"It is such a middle class way to take drugs, that is probably why it has taken off," she added.

However, one former 'brier', a 45-year-old single sales manager from Sutton, Surrey, said she regrets getting involved in taking MDMA at dinner parties - because she had no one to give her a 'big hug' the next day

She told the Metro: "I thought it was funny that we were all taking Es n Cheese together, and we did have a real laugh on the night.

"But the come down I had was absolutely terrible, perhaps because I do not have a partner to go home to and get a big hug from it was worse for me."

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The woman added that she felt "incredibly sad on the Tuesday night after taking it at the weekend" and vowed she "will never be doing it again".

Nonetheless, it's believed that every weekend about 20,000 people in the UK take MDMA or ecstasy - but experts have warned that women are more likely to suffer ill effects.

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Global Drugs Surveys founder Dr Adam Winstock told The Metro: "What I would say to female ecstasy users is that you need to more careful than men.

"Women appear to be more at risk of harm. Everyone has to be careful, but I think women need to pay extra attention to things like how much they are using, how they are mixing, where they are and who they’re with."

Statistics show that women are two-to-three times more likely to seek emergency treatment after taking MDMA - and that Between 2013 and 2016 there was a four-fold increase in British female clubbers being admitted to hospital because of the effects of MDMA.

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The NHS website warns that long-term MDMA use has been linked with memory problems, depression and anxiety.

"Ecstasy use affects the body's temperature control and can lead to dangerous overheating and dehydration," says the NHS website.

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"But a balance is important as drinking too much fluid can also be very dangerous for the brain, particularly because ecstasy tends to stop your body producing enough urine, so your body retains the fluid."